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- This invention relates generally to personal emergency response systems, and more particularly to an apparatus and method of testing the internal operation of a personal emergency response system.
- PER systems Personal emergency response (PER) systems are known in the art. Representative examples of such systems are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,656,319, 4,524,243, 4,064,368 and 3,989,900, owned by the assignee of the present application.
- a PER system includes a central station and one or more remote subscriber stations such as a residence or business interconnected therewith.
- the central station may be any facility such as a hospital, a police station, a fire station, a phone answering service or a burglary alarm monitoring service which responds to alarm messages generated by remote subscriber stations to provide assistance thereto.
- the central station is interconnected with the remote subscriber stations via communications links.
- Various communication links may be utilized to interconnect the central station with remote subscriber stations including telephone communication lines, cable television transmission lines, radio frequency transmissions or dedicated land lines.
- telephone communication lines are utilized due to the prevalence of in-place telephone networks and the minimal expense necessary to interface a personal emergency response system with a telephone network.
- Each remote subscriber station includes a subscriber unit interfaced with the communications link. Upon activation of the subscriber unit in response to a predetermined event, an alarm message is transmitted via the communications link to the central station.
- the subscriber unit may include a timing/logic circuit which is operative to automatically activate the unit upon expiration of a predetermined period of time.
- a subscriber unit of this type will also include a subscriber-activated reset means which reinitializes the timing circuit.
- the reset means may be interfaced with any device frequently used by the subscriber such as electrical switches, television sets, radios, refrigerators, stoves or telephones wherein the use of any such device causes the timing circuit to be reset to zero.
- the subscriber unit may also be activated by means of a portable help button carried by the subscriber.
- a portable help button is particularly useful to elderly or infirm subscribers who may be prone to acute emergencies requiring an immediate response.
- the portable help button also has utility for notifying the central station of an event such as a fire or an intruder in the remote subscriber station. When immediate assistance is required by the subscriber, the portable help button is manually operated to activate the PER system.
- the portable help button is typically a wireless unit which transmits a coded or uncoded signal to activate the subscriber unit located within the remote subscriber station. Most commonly the portable help button is a radio transmitter, although infrared and ultrasonic transmitters may also be used.
- the portable help button is a critical link of the PER system, it is of paramount importance that the portable help button be periodically tested to ensure proper operation thereof in combination with elements of the subscriber unit and/or to inform the subscriber of any limiting conditions. Since the portable help button is self powered, one possible deficiency is the depletion of the power source to such a level that the portable help button is no longer capable of generating a signal which will activate the PER system. Other possible deficiencies of which the subscriber should immediately be made aware of include any help button malfunction or damage which precludes generation of the activating signal.
- a wireless portable help button may also be subject to range limitations and/or transmission dead spots, that is, locations in the vicinity of the subscriber station from which an activating signal cannot be received by the subscriber unit.
- the present invention is directed to a personal emergency response system which includes selection means for placing the personal emergency response system in a test mode such that operation of the portable help button does not activate the corresponding subscriber unit to transmit an alarm message to the central station.
- the PER system includes a momentary action button incorporated in the subscriber unit to selectively place the subscriber unit in a test mode. While in the test mode, the subscriber unit is operative to receive activating signals transmitted by the portable help button. The signals received by the subscriber unit, however, will not cause the subscriber unit to transmit an alarm message to the central station.
- activating signals transmitted by the portable help button with the subscriber unit in the test mode activate an annunciator associated with the subscriber unit.
- a perceptible signal generated by the annunciator provides feedback to the subscriber that corresponding signals transmitted by the portable help button were received and recognized by the subscriber unit and would have activated the subscriber unit if operating in the normal mode.
- FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a personal emergency response system according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a partial block diagram of an embodiment of a subscriber unit according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3A is an exemplary protocol for periodic testing of the personal emergency response system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3B is an exemplary protocol for operational testing of the personal emergency response system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 a diagram exemplifying a personal emergency response (PER) system 10 according to the present invention.
- the PER system 10 includes a portable help button 12, a remote subscriber station 14, a central station 16 and a communications link 18 such as a telephone line interconnecting the remote subscriber station 14 to the central station 16.
- a subscriber unit 20 having a local annunciator 22 is disposed in the remote subscriber station 14 to interface with the communications link 18.
- the portable help button 12 With the PER system 10 operating in a normal mode, manual operation of the portable help button 12 generates a coded or uncoded activating signal 24 which is transmitted to the subscriber unit 20.
- the subscriber unit 20 is activated by the signal 24 and processes the activating signal 24 to transmit an alarm signal to the central station 16 via the communications link 18.
- the alarm message may include remote subscriber station 14 identification data in addition to the alarm data.
- the subscriber unit 20 activates the local annunciator 22 to inform the subscriber that the alarm signal has been transmitted.
- the portable help button 12 of FIG. 1 is a portable transmitter of the type known in the art and generally includes a housing containing a power source and a transmitter subsystem.
- a portable transmitter of the type known in the art and generally includes a housing containing a power source and a transmitter subsystem.
- the transmitter subsystem may be of the type generally known in the art such as a radio transmission system, an infrared transmission system or an ultrasonic transmission system.
- the transmitter subsystem may be configured to transmit either coded or uncoded activating signals 24 depending upon the application.
- the portable help button 12 includes a means 40 for activating the portable help button 12 which is designed to be manually operated by the subscriber to transmit a coded or uncoded signal 24 to activate the subscriber unit 20.
- the activating means 40 may be of a type known in the art.
- the activating means 40 may be externally located on a face of the housing of the portable help button 12 or may be mounted within the housing and actuated by manually depressing a flexible diaphragm formed as part of the face of the housing.
- FIG. 2 One embodiment of the subscriber unit 20 according to the present invention is partially depicted in FIG. 2 and includes a receiver unit 26, a control unit 28 such as a microprocessor and transmitter subassembly 30. It is to be understood that the subscriber unit 20 may contain other subsystems typically found in such units, as for example a timing/logic circuit for automatically activating the subscriber unit 20 after a predetermined period of time has elapsed.
- a timing/logic circuit for automatically activating the subscriber unit 20 after a predetermined period of time has elapsed.
- the receiver unit 26 is operative to receive the activating signal 24 transmitted by the corresponding portable help button 12.
- the receiver unit 26 may include a demodulator for PER systems 10 utilizing a coded activating signal 24, as for example where there are a large number of remote subscriber stations 14 within a small area (e.g., apartment complexes).
- a valid activating signal 24 activates the control unit 28 which regulates the overall operation of the subscriber unit 20.
- the control unit 28 activates the transmitter subassembly 28 to transmit the initial alarm message and any follow-on messages to the central station 16.
- the control unit 28 also activates or deactivates the local annunciator 22 in accordance with a predetermined protocol.
- the annunciator 22 generates a signal which indicates to the subscriber that the alarm message has been transmitted to the central station 16.
- the annunciator 22 is a visual signal generating means such as a light emitting diode.
- the annunciator 22 may also be an audible signal generating means, a tactile signal generating means or combinations thereof. It is to be further understood that the signal generated by the annunciator 22 may be a steady signal, an intermittent signal or other type signal. Likewise, it is to be understood that the signal generated by the annunciator 22 may be a limited duration signal, long or short, or an indefinite duration signal which must be reset by the subscriber or the central station.
- a momentary action button 32 Conveniently located on a face of the subscriber unit 20 is a momentary action button 32. Operation of the momentary action button 32 places the subscriber unit 20 in the test mode. While the subscriber unit 20 is in the test mode, the control unit 28 will not activate the transmitter subassembly 30 in response to activating signals 24 broadcast by the portable help button 12, and therefore, no alarm messages will be transmitted by the subscriber unit 20 to the central station 16. Inactivation of the transmitter subassembly 30 may be effected by software programming, by mechanically disconnecting the subassembly 30 from the control unit 28 or other suitable means.
- activation of the momentary action button 32 places the subscriber unit 20 in a test mode for a predetermined period of time which is determined by a timing/logic circuit in the control unit 28. Upon expiration of the predetermined period of time, the control unit 28 automatically returns the subscriber unit 20 to the normal mode.
- activation of the momentary action button 32 places the subscriber unit 20 in the test mode semipermanently. To return the subscriber unit 20 to the normal mode of operation, the subscriber must take positive action such as redepressing the momentary action button 32 or returning the momentary action button to the normal mode position.
- the momentary action button 32 may be associated with a light generating means such as an LED which illuminates the momentary action button 32 when the subscriber unit 20 is in the test mode. This provides the subscriber with a positive indication regarding the mode status of the subscriber unit 20.
- the physical position of the momentary action button 32 may be used to inform the subscriber of the mode status.
- the subscriber unit 20 may be permanently configured to recognize only activating signals 24 transmitted by the corresponding portable help button 12.
- the address code of the subscriber unit 20 is synchronized to recognize only those coded activating signals 24 transmitted by the corresponding portable help button 12, and any other activating signal received by the subscriber unit 20 is treated as an invalid activating signal.
- the subscriber unit 20 is configured so that the subscriber may change the address code of the subscriber unit 20.
- the subscriber unit 20 may be temporarily placed in a mode wherein the coded activating signal 24 transmitted by a particular portable help button 12 is set as the address code of the subscriber unit 20. Thereafter, the subscriber unit 20 will be responsive only to the particular address code which corresponds to the coded activating signal 24 of the particular portable help button 12.
- test protocols for a personal emergency response system (10) are depicted in FIGS. 3A, 3B.
- the test protocol for periodic testing of the portable help button 12 is shown in FIG. 3A.
- FIG. 3B illustrates the testing protocol for determining limitations inherent to the operation of the portable help button 12 in combination with the subscriber unit 20 as described hereinabove.
- the subscriber unit 20 is placed in the test mode at step 50. While in the test mode, valid activating signals 24 transmitted by operation of the portable help button 12, step 52, will be processed by the subscriber unit 20 and utilized to activate the local annunciator 22. step 54. Preferably, the periodic testing of the portable help button 12 is conducted in close proximity to the subscriber unit 20 to verify that the portable help button 12 is properly functioning in combination with the subscriber unit 20.
- the subscriber may terminate the test, step 56, or continuing testing, FIG. 3B, to determine operational limitations of the portable help button 12. Testing to determine operational limitations need not be accomplished each time the portable help button 12 is functionally tested.
- An indication of nonfunctioning of the portable help button 12 in combination with the subscriber unit 20, i.e., no annunciator signal detected, step 54, may indicate the need for remedial maintenance such as power source replacement or repair/replacement of the portable help button 12, step 58. It may also indicate that the coded activating signal 24 transmitted by the portable help button 12 is not synchronized with the address code of the corresponding subscriber unit 20. Once troubleshooting has been completed, the test sequence can be reinitiated, step 60, to ensure proper functioning of the portable help button 12.
- the testing protocol of FIG. 3B is employed.
- the subscriber moves about the remote subscriber station 14, step 66, while concomitantly operating the portable help button 12, step 52.
- the subscriber identifies locations with the remote subscriber station 14 where no annunciator signal is detected, step 62.
- the subscriber terminates the test protocol, steps 64, 68, after determining the operational limitations of the portable help button 12 vis-a-vis the remote subscriber station 14.
- the subscriber unit 20 may include a dedicated test annunciator 23 in addition to the local annunciator 22.
- the dedicated test annunciator 23 would be utilized only in the test mode while the local annunciator 22 would only be operative in the normal mode. Appropriate operating instructions would be provided in the control unit 28.
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